Requisition ID: req58206 Job Title: Paramedic Sector: Health Employment Category: Fixed Term Employment Type: Full-Time Open to Expatriates: No Location: Kakuma, Kenya Work Arrangement:In-person Job Description + Response to emergency calls to provide efficient and immediate care to the critically ill and injured, and to transport/escort the patient to a medical facility. + Assists with managing the dispatch desk - scheduling movement of ambulances efficiently and dispatching them appropriately. Key Responsibilities The paramedic is directly responsible to the Nursing Officer In Charge and will carry out the following duties: + Response to emergency calls, provide immediate care to the critically ill and injured, during transport/escort the patient to a medical facility. Facilitate smooth handover of patients to the referral facility. + Ensure triage of patients in waiting bay or during emergencies, detecting the priority acute/emergency cases. + Render emergency medical and or trauma care, to adults, children and infants based on assessment findings. Duties include but are not limited to: -opening and maintaining an airway; -ventilating patients; -administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation, - providing pre-hospital emergency medical care of simple and multiple system trauma (such as: controlling hemorrhage, treatment of shock, bandaging wounds, immobilization of painful/swollen/deformed extremities, immobilization of painful/swollen/deformed neck/spine, -providing emergency medical care (e.g. assist in emergency childbirth, manage general medical complaints etc.) + S/he constantly assesses the patient enroute to the hospital, administers additional care as indicated or directed by medical control. + Organize and carry out care and treatments according to medical prescriptions, as well as assist them during consultations/ daily rounds and other medical procedures. + Ensure team and patients safety during Mass casualty incidents + Ensure proper and complete, comprehensive documentation of patient condition + Know, promote, implement and always follow universal hygiene standards/ precautions, bio-hazard prevention and infection control, security rules and other protocols and procedures in the medical premises and ensure high standards of hygiene of his/her working environment. + Maintains familiarity with specialized equipment used by the service, attends continuing education and refresher training programs as required by employers, medical control, licensing or certifying agency. + Complies with regulations on the handling of the deceased, notifies authorities and arranges for protection of property and evidence at the scene. + Maintains familiarity with specialized equipment used by the service Reporting and communication + Ensure proper and complete, comprehensive documentation of patient condition, all interventions and advice provided in the patient forms and/or medical legal documents as per protocols. + Attend and facilitate Continuous Medical Education. + Compile and submit weekly/monthly HIS reports. + Monitor and supervise proper usage of supplies as well as maintain adequate supplies and buffer stock. Operations + Properly handling emergency calls including communicating with the caller, gathering pertinent information and responding to and advising the caller appropriately. + Functions within the scope of care as defined by Kenyan law and local regulatory agencies. Key Result Areas + S/he will render emergency medical and or trauma care, to adults, children and infants based on assessment findings. Desirable traits: + Strong communication skills + Problem solving + Ability to work under pressure + Flexible Qualifications + The ideal candidate should have undergone emergency medical technician training at St. John school of First Aid and safety or any other recognized institution. + Certifications in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) would be desirable. + Registered by the Kenya Council of Emergency Technicians. + Experience in a refugee setting is an added advantage. + At least 2 years of experience in a hospital setting post registration. Application Deadline 2ndJune 2025.